winick is joining us from washington with the latest. dmo.j.port mor,ra as the countdown to 9/11 rat now one of america's top military men is asking for before the rhetoric makes things worse, much worse. secretary of state hillary clinton has now joined the growing chorus of those warning against a planned koran burning this september 11l >> i am heartened by the clear, unequivocal condemnation of this disrespectful, disgraceful act that has come from american religious leaders of all faiths. >> reporter: a day after a protest in kabul against the planned book burning, general david petraeus implored the 50-member dove world outreach center in gainesville, florida, to call off the event, saying it would only benefit extremists. >> they would use them to inflame public opinion and to incite violence against our soldiers and civilians. >> reporter: despite the plea, pastor terry jones told "nightline" anchor terry moran, he plans to go through with the demonstration. >> the question that we have is if we don't do it, when do we stop backi